Summary
An event handler for the deviceorientation event, which contains information about a relative device orientation change.
Syntax
window.ondeviceorientation = function(event) { ... };
window.addEventListener('deviceorientation', function(event) { ... });
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Device Orientation Events | Working Draft | Initial specification. |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 7.0 [1] | 6 [2] | ? | ? | ? |
| Feature | Android | Android Webview | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile | Chrome for Android |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | 3.0 | (Yes) [1] | 6 [2] | No support | No support | 4.2 | (Yes) [1] |
[1] Before version 50, Chrome provided absolute values instead of relative values for this event. Developers still needing absolute values may use the ondeviceorientationabsolute event.
[2] Firefox 3.6, 4, and 5 supported mozOrientation instead of the standard DeviceOrientationEvent interface